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1. Anangier ens SEPTUM FETCH Inserts inserts Kein Plug in EFMI FM Synth ESE Ensemble Synth ES M Monophonic Synth ES P Polyphonic Synth ES1 Synthesizer 1 E52 Synthesizer 2 EVB3 Tonewheel Organ EVD6 Electric Clav EVOC 20 FS Vocoder Synth EVP amp 8 Electric Piana EX524 Sampler External Instrument Klopfgeist Sculpture Modeling Synth Test Oscillator Ultrabeat Drum Synth b b k b b Ld k b b k b b Ld Ls b b GarageBand Instrumente AU MIDI gesteuerte Effekte ALI Generatoren AL Instrumente jeu a es Sonar Make sure you set the VST Plug ins folder that Sonar is using Go to Utilities gt Cakewalk Plug in Manager In the VST configuration section click on Options then click Add and select the folder your VST plugin is installed to Press OK and click the Scan VST Plug ins button x Plug in Menu Layout al a x Yv Cakewalk VST Scan Pat Please select the folder s in which VST plug ins on your system are Layout File stored Scan will search these folders and all their subfolders A aad Plugin Options Re scan failed plug ins Re scan existing plug ins Manage Exclusion List Cakewalk Plug in Presets Exdude Plug in Show Enabled C Show Excluded Show permanently excluded Filename lt No plug in selected gt CLSID On WIN before doing this make sure you have installed the correct flavor 32 bit 64bit ver2. Object Selected Steinberg 2 Cyclop Thesys Unique Sugar Bytes Ableton In Live it s highly recommended to use the VST version The installer will ask you for the VST plugins folder Make sure you set the VST Plugins folder that Live is using Please have a look in your VST folder and check whether the Plugin dll is present beside your other VST s On Windows make sure you have installed correct version 32bit 64bit At least in Live it can happen that a plugin gets marked as unloadable and will not be rescanned automatically You have to force a rescan by unchecking and checking the Use custom VST Folder checkbox in Preferences File Folder Plug In Sources Insert Egoist as an instrument in a MIDI track from the Plug Ins list ff Untitled Ableton Live 9 Standa File Edit Create View Options Help 12000 mij 4 s 4 oe 18s 1 1 1 Pro Tools When installing Egoist make sure to select the RTAS or AAX plug in format is supported for Pro Tools 10 3 5 File Edit View Track Clip Event AudioSuite Options Setup and higher Launch Pro Tools and create an Instrument track Load Egoist as insert on that track Bars Beats Y INSTRUMENT INSERTS A E e S M re qme NH re JA Logic Choose Egoist as an AU Instrument from the 1 0 dialogue of a Software Instrument track 7 Optionen v Ansicht 7 Einzein
3. PTRN PART SONG BUTTONS 1 Flick through the factory presets The PLAY button on the left hand side of the header PIANOSCAPIST will start Egoist Play button Preset browser with Undo Redo amp Use the arrows in the preset browser to toggle the Tempo Swing Controls ready made factory presets Edit Patterns Switch to pattern mode to easily access and edit factory presets PART SONG 2 Load your own sample amp slice Reset Egoist s settings by choosing DEFAULT from the USER folder in the preset browser Open the Sample Browser to load a factory sample or pick LOAD SAMPLE to jam to one of your songs 2 Pre Listen by clicking on the black Play icon on the right uM RHODESCUT gt Induce Auto Slicing by changing the setting of the Sensitivity meter MG EE UC Y 100 SENSITIVITY RND Trigger individual slices by clicking into the large waveform Sample browser with Sensitivity display Meter Auto Slice 3 Arrange the slices Slice Arranger with vertical indicators 1 16 On the right Copy Paste controls Reset Random and arrows for sequence shifting Here s a polyphonic 16 step sequencer switch single slices on off by clicking their numbers Arrange by moving the slice indicators up down change loop length amp play direction in top row Screen random arrangements by clicking the cube icon in the slicer controls on the right The little cross right ne
4. gt SUGAR BYTES RICO BAADE ROBERT FEHSE PHILIPP ROLLER VINCENT MIETHE GABRIEL MULZER MARKUS LEUCHT NADINE PURRMANN ae Clock Source Determines how the Egoist engine is started and stopped When the Clock is set to internal the pattern will start per pressing a MIDI note and will always play from the beginning unless you play Legato In external mode Egoist starts per pressing a MIDI note and will always start at the current song position If the clock option is set to external host start Egoist will sync to your host start So when you press play in your DAW the pattern will start where ever your host clock is at this point in time CC Map Load or save your current MIDI CC assignment Max Out Be careful with this one This is a master maximizer making your output super fat and limiting to OdB This makes your track breathe intensively CC Preset Isolate MIDI CC assignments MIDI Learn will not be saved or changed with the presets Fine Tune Slicer Fine tune Slicer between 100 cents Slicer Time Base When the clock icon is selected the internal envelopes amp length adjustment are based on the length of the respective slices With note timer is based on a step length Ignore Program Changes Incoming program change messages will be ignored Only presets from the folder MIDI Programs will be used for program changes Direct Pattern Change When off switching between patterns will onl
5. home folder Please note that since OSX 10 7 x the library folder is a hidden folder Therefore please use the Go To Folder menu and then enter Library Library Applications Sugar Bytes Egoist Library You may have chosen another path during installation Authorization The serial number is requested for installation If the serial number validation fails the plugin will show that in the Egoist settings page TABLE OF CONTENT Host Integration Cubase Go to the Cubase plugin manager and make a full rescan there Please double check that you install the Plug In dll in the VST folder Cubase is using On Windows first make sure to choose the correct version 32 64 bit amp Plug in Information mm VST Plugins MIDI Pluglns Audio Codec Pluglns Program Pluglns Project Import E port Plualns VST 2x Plugin Paths Update Plugin Information Vendor WOW WOW dll Program Files x86 Steinberg stplugins Fx Cyclop Cyclop dil Program Files x86 Steinberg stplugins Instrument Vogue Vogue dll Program Files x86 Steinberg stplugins Thesys Thesys dll Program Files x86 Steinberg stplugins Instrument Robotronic Robotronic dll Program Files x86 Steinberg Vstplugins Fx Effectrix Effectris dll Program Files x86 Steinberg Vstplugins idl ul Ld ES Create an Instrument track and load Egoist as insert on that track Cubase 5 Project Untitledl Mo
6. lt gt SUGAR BYTES lis re ae b Ww da E n User Manual Table of Content ABOUT EIGHT MINI WORKFLOWS THE HEADER THE FOOTER SLICER BASS BEAT EFFECTS EGOIST SETTINGS INSTALLATION AND AUTHORIZATION HosT INTEGRATION MIDI REMOTE MIDI PROGRAM Change CONTACT About Egoist is a jamming unit giving you a handy toolkit to sketch out your next track within a few minutes And it s fun Press the Play button to get a first feel and check the factory presets in the dial next to the Play button EGOIST combines a SLICER with a BEAT and BASS section There s also sequencer with multiple EFFECTS to add some special SB sauce The typical Egoist workflow would look something like this 1 Load up a sample Slice and Arrange 2 Pick a beat and add some bass 3 Use up to seven effects to make it funky 4 Start varying across the 16 patterns via copy paste The simplicity and limitations of EGOIST will focus your creativity Everything in Egoist is immediate change anything on the go while the loop is running and there s plenty of intelligent random buttons Your ear will know when it s good if you re not happy keep playing TABLE OF CONTENT ABOUT Eight mini workflows 1 FLICK THROUGH THE FACTORY PRESETS 2 LOAD YOUR OWN SAMPLE amp SLICE 3 ARRANGE THE SLICES 4 Pick A BEAT 5 ADD SOME BASS 6 SPRINKLE SOME EFFECTS 7 CREATE VARYING PATTERNS 8
7. right next to the modulation cross fader is flexible When envelope is your modulation source it adjusts the decay When using LFO you can define the LFO s rate between 0 1Hz and 30Hz Drive Drive over the limit to produce asymmetric soft clipping creating warm sounding even order harmonics and a saturated sound Amp Decay Experiment with different decay times of the bass notes Bass Preset Browser The bass presets contain ready made settings for the synth section Sequencer and root note are not affected Bass Sequencer m ka X B 4 gt x 83 11 10 12 You can add bass notes in the top row of the bass sequencer Pick from four different lengths Quarter step half step almost a full step amp tie Tie If the next step is filled with a note they will tie if it s empty it s a true full step note Glide notes These are the forked steps in the right column of the bass note menu If only glide notes are being used one after another the glide time adds up If used individually the glide time equals the step time In the bass sequencer s second row you can adjust the pitch of each step Just drag up and down and pitch in semitones For a more immediate amp rough adjustment go to the row below and drag up for a quick 1 octave down for 1 octave Use the Sequencer Clipboard to copy paste setups between different patterns for random populations or to nudge t
8. the amplitude Length s scale is relative to the full duration of each slice Envelope Crossfader between Hold and Decay Hold will not affect the original amplitude Decay will introduce fade out Envelope length is always slice length Length amp Envelope settings are applied to all slices Length s scale is relative to the full duration of each slice Max out is a juicy limiter normalizing the slicer output to O dB It makes sense to use these dials to create an inital setup TABLE OF CONTENT Arrange the Slices SLICES You can allocate the numbered slices to each step by sliding the slice indicator up down The number is showing up in the top line of the arranger matrix Define Loop Length On top of the sequencer you can define the loop length Asynchronous loops across Egoist will result in ever changing arrangements of the three engines Varying loop lengths can be defined in the slicer the bass section amp effects Switch off single steps Each slicer step can be de activated by clicking the number on top of the slice arranger This way you can leave pauses or allow for more room for longer slices Reverse single slices The slices play backwards if you hit the reverse arrow at the bottom of the arranger Play Direction There are four different setups left to right right to left Ping Pong amp random Use the Sequencer Clipboard to copy paste setups between different patterns for random populations or to n
9. Pass passes frequencies below its cutoff frequency Comb Filter Comb filter adds a delayed version of the input signal causing constructive and destructive interference Slice Envelope Amount Use the envelope from the slicer engine as a modulator Delay A typical delay effect with synced delay times SOE RG TERRE Delay Settings DELAY A Level Level adjusts the loudness of the delayed signal 1 Ts Feedback Determines how long the delayed A signal will decay Time a Delay time in sync with your host tempo 4 32980334 l Reverb Size The room size for bigger or smaller reverbs Damping 9 it a I ra y y P gt 4 4 d 4 SNO i 4 w e f i d amp s ES j a j y p y p D d AS vf a Lo E Big G i 2 9 Pp wwe Ne 4 rox Damping controls the length of the wt d we reverb gt mw eine tea ee eov si Level Level adjusts the loudness of the reverb effect LO FI Lower the quality of your audio with our Lo Fi effect Turn Bit Depth down to hear some lo fi goodness Once you get below the 8 bit mark things are going to get a little crazy The Sampling rate through the LO FI channel can be adjusted in the slider at the b
10. SEQUENCER CUTOFF MOO AMT AMP DECAY 99 Lo umm a Lo lE R g E E g g i f m p e ROOTNOTE FILTER TYPE SOURCE Egoist s Bass synthesizer section features a single analog oscillator with two waveforms saw or square excellent VCF filter and overdrive The cutoff can be modulated via envelope or a variable LFO curve Wave Use saw for harmonic spacing or square to add a little more character The frequency of your wave is defined by the root note and pitch settings in sequencer Filter Types Three different low pass filters 030 Our interpretation of a 303 18dB octave if you re looking for that resonant and sharp sound Moog filter FILTER A 24dB octave ladder filter and the most musical sounding of p the filter designs This one will give lush thick creamy tones MS 20 Our diode filter with12 dB octave useful in a creative musical context This one s very bassy and has its edges rounded off Cutoff amp Resonance You can define the cutoff frequency resonance will amplify a narrow band of frequencies at this level Modulation Amount Switch your modulation source between the Envelope and an LFO to modulate SOURCE Cutoff Ir When you use LFO as a source regulate the intensity and the LFO waveform sine or square with the modulation amount cross fader Decay or LFO rate The fader
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12. e note length quarter step half step almost full amp tie with next step The right column of the pop up menu contains the glide notes In the bass sequencer you can populate the pitch lines with random values separately Tie If the next step is filled with a note they will tie if it s empty it s a true full step note Glide notes These are the forked steps in the right column of the bass note menu If only glide notes are being used one after another the glide time adds up If used individually the glide time equals the step time In the bass sequencer s second row you can adjust the pitch of each step Just drag up and down and pitch in semitones 6 sprinkle some Effects 4 sLitE ENV AMT e BANDPASS DELAY 1 TO a 1115 16 qs n gm EL La La e EN i df ru Zr Ina A Fi C v Els lm c 4 Hu1430 4 3 411 lt 311d Effect Parameters Modify each effect by moving the sliders next to the effect icons in the upper half of the screen or use the graphic representation as an x y pad Switch effects on off You can switch on off the effect section for all three inputs Slicer Bass amp Beat in the header Once again clicking through some random populations in the sequencer should give you a good starting point Special Feature the effect parameters have the
13. ern arrangement of up to six parts buttons A F Pattern Mode Use different Part Tempo in each part A F Song Mode Arrange six parts in a 16 step sequencer In SONG mode define the progression of up to six parts across sixteen steps This system allows you to compose a full song Song Mode Use the loop indicators to define the length of parts and songs TABLE OF CONTENT Reference Guide The Header SLICER PIANOSCAPIST 1 8 0 Preset Browser amp Global Settings for Tempo Swing The PLAY button starts all engines UNDO and REDO recent actions with the curved arrows PRESETS load any factory preset save your own work or scroll using the horizontal arrows TEMPO Control sets the step resolution 1 4 1 8 1 16 amp 1 32 1 AT 1 8T 1 16T 1 32T So the duration of one step is either a quarter note an eighth sixteenth etc The SWING function moves certain hits of your rhythm off the grid just enough to create a swinging movement Mixer Section SLICER i Each sound unit features three mixer controls bypass effect assign amp volume Bypass Each engine slicer bass and beat can be switched on off by clicking the respective button in the header Effect Assign Route each section through the effect sequencer by clicking the Effects button in the header On the far right find master volume and level meter Note that the final level can be influenced by the master Max Out o
14. find these clipboard controls Copy amp Paste Use these to transfer sequencer setups from one pattern to another Reset This cleans out the sequencer for a fresh start Random Egoist suggests a setup Screening random is great to get you started 3 Left Right Moves sequence along the grid Up Down You ll find these in the slice sequencer and its 4 G a D pitch controls gt manipulates the numerical values of all sequencer steps up or down Plus Minus Scroll across sixteen ready made beats beat section only Global Clipboard You can start working from scratch in each pattern or you can copy paste existing work from one pattern to another In the lower right hand corner of each tab you ll find the Global Clipboard grey Transfer settings from one pattern to another i E RA which is useful for composing songs or parts out of varying patterns All parameters the sample content and the slicer setup are pattern specific Copy then switch to another pattern key on the bottom of the page and paste Sequencer Mousing Horizontal Slide Populate multiple cells with identical values by clicking the value to be copied then slide Mouse Wheel The mouse wheel will vertically toggle the values of each cell Right Click Blank a cell by right clicking on it TABLE OF CONTENT BASS WAVE FILTER TYPES CUTOFF amp RESONANCE MODULATION AMOUNT DECAY OR LFO RATE DRIVE AMP DECAY BASS PRESET BROWSER BASS
15. he values in the matrix Check out Sequencer Mousing for faster workflow You can FINE TUNE BASS on Egoist s settings tab TABLE OF CONTENT BEAT TURN KICK SNARE HI HAT MAK OUT 7 e Cy i H p 4 The beat section contains 10 drum and percussion kits with 32 kick drums 32 snares and 32 hi hats each Control loudness and pitch of each drum with the knobs in the beat section Via the drum set icon in the lower left you can roll through the 32 drum sets in each kit This can also be done via the controls for the individual drums kick snare and hi hat SN There are 10 kits with 32 kicks snares amp WASTE KIT hi hats M istas Fine tune your drum section by playing c LM A 4 with the individual volumes 4 4 4 Adjust the pitch of each drum H H Attenuate Regulate the level of attenuation for the gentle drums smaller icon in the sequencer Each kit contains 32 sets you can combine different sets within one kit BEAT Sequencer Place your drums in the beat sequencer at the bottom of the screen All drums can be placed attenuated icon is a little smaller or at full loudness In the hi hat row you can also choose between open and closed hi hats Use the Sequencer Clipboard to copy paste setups between different patterns for random populations or to nudge the values in the matrix The Beat section s clipboa
16. ins RTAS C Program Files x86 Common Files Digidesign DAE Plug Ins AAX C Program Files 86 Files Avid Audio Plug Ins Default installation paths for the 64bit flavor VST C Program Files Common Files Steinberg VST2 AAX C Program Files Common Files Avid Audio Plug Ins OS X The Audio Unit the VST Plugin the AAX and the RTAS Plugin will be automatically installed into the correct folders Our plugins are universal binaries that include 32bit and 64bit Depending on your host the correct variant will be loaded used AAX is supported for Pro Tools 10 3 5 and higher It s not selected by default in the installer Default installation paths VST Library Audio Plug Ins VST AU Library Audio Plug Ins Components RTAS Macintosh HD Library Application Support Digidesign Plug Ins AAX Macintosh HD Library Application Support Avid Audio Plug Ins Uninstalling In order to uninstall Egoist please take the following steps Windows Uninstall Egoist under Control Panel AddRemove Software OS X Here is the way to delete everything regarding Egoist Applications Sugar Bytes Egoist Library Audio Plug Ins VST Egoist vst Library Audio Plug Ins Components Egoist component Library Application Support Digidesign Plug Ins Egoist dpm Library Application Support Avid Audio Plug Ins Egoist aaxplugin Documents Sugar Bytes Egoist Library Preferences com sugar bytes Egoist plist means Users YOURLOGINNAME your
17. ir own random button The cube icon with the 3 arrows on the left of the parameter section will give you random effect settings across the board 7 Create varying patterns RE Footer Pattern Mode with 16 pattern keys Each of the pattern keys in the footer represents one of 16 different patterns in each one you can load a different sample and use different setups for bass beat and effects Enter the global clipboard feature with copy paste you can transfer a complete setup slicer bass beats amp effects from one pattern key to another Reset and random will also affect all of these handle with care and remember there s the Undo button if anything goes wrong Global Clipboard with copy paste reset amp random 8 PTRN PART SONG buttons The Pattern and Part Sequencer is useful for arranging a full song in Egoist A great feature of Egoist is the complete autonomy of each pattern so each pattern can contain a different sample slicing setup individual bass beat and effects Use the global clipboard to copy paste between patterns 1 16 and switch to part or song mode The three buttons in the lower right hand corner are the key to the pattern sequencer Switch between pattern part and song PART SONG mode Create varying parts out of different patterns Part Mode Arrange up to 16 different patterns into six individual parts If you switch to PART mode you can define the patt
18. k Source on Egoist s setting page to internal Slice Key Mode EL E L Hit the piano keys button on the left of the footer Each of the 16 keys will now trigger the slice on the respective step of the slicing engine Slice Keys are mapped from C 3 When Slice Keys are activated pattern keys can still be triggered starting from C 1 This is a funky feature you can play any of the sixteen steps including effects if switched on This turns Egoist into a slice keyboard Try using the same slice on different steps and vary pitch and effect setup 13 Pattern Selector Selects the pattern that you wish to play MIDI Learn right click the arrows in the pattern selector this is giving you sixteen playable slice keyboards complete with settings effects etc Extremely handy for live purposes TABLE OF CONTENT Slicer LOAD UP A SAMPLE SLICE THE SAMPLE GLOBAL SLICER SETTINGS ARRANGE THE SLICES PITCH CONTROLS SLICE SETTINGS ATTACK DECAY AND LEVEL SEQUENCER CLIPBOARD GLOBAL CLIPBOARD SEQUENCER MOUSING Load up a Sample Load audio content through the sample browser on the Slicer tab ACC FUNK 105 FT10 gt EGOIST works with wav aiff mp3 files 0 100 SENSITIVITY RND Importing mp3 on OS X will only work on OS 10 7 or higher Load Sample Open the sample browser to access the factory content folders or load your own sample H o 2 LOAD SAMPLE Pre Listen Press the lit
19. n Egoist s settings page TABLE OF CONTENT The Footer dS ye DAS eee You can switch between pattern part and song mode with the three buttons on the right of the footer Pattern Keys In its default state pattern mode the footer displays the 16 pattern keys Each pattern contains a complete setup in the slicing engine beat bass effects and the controls in the header Access each of the 16 patterns by hitting the pattern keys 1 16 The pattern keys are mapped from C1 upwards As soon as you press a note the pattern will start playing When the Clock is set to internal the pattern will start playing from the beginning unless you play Legato In external mode the patterns will always start at the current song position If the clock option is set to external host start Egoist will sync to your host start So when you press play in your DAW the pattern will start where ever your host clock is at this point in time Vary existing patterns You can transfer content and settings from n one pattern to another Use the global clipboard or the sequencer clipboards slicer bass beat amp effects The Sequencer Clipboard bass slicer effects can be used to transfer individual sequencer populations pitch setups etc The Global Clipboard will copy all engines effects setup and all sequencer populations to another pattern When Direct Pattern Change is OFF pattern change will only occu
20. ottom H1430 11g e lt _ SAMPLING RATE Chorus CHORUS The Chorus effect adds a rich shimmering quality to the signal It takes the input and mixes it with one or more delayed pitch modulated copies of itself making it all bigger and wider H1430 9 Rate Chorus speed F 4 TE Depth Chorus intensity goes from slight widening to extreme de tuning Tape Stop amp Looper Tape Stop simulates the effect you get when you turn off a tape recorder or a turntable with the sound still on Adjust the time until full stop LOOPER 4 31011 5 The Looper is repeating its audio buffer according to the 4 L E NG T H defined loop size Size Change A bipolar control Negative settings make the loop size getting smaller over time Positive settings let the size grow over time Pitch Change A bipolar control increasing positive or decreasing negative pitch TABLE OF CONTENT 4 3 114 EGOIST Settings Ss IGNORE PROGRAM CHANGES 9 DIRECT PATTERN CHANGE 3 CLOCK SOURCE AMOUNT TIME FINE TUNE SLICER UU fan gi fa SN n i ll 1 INTERNAL MASTER TUNE EXTERNAL HOST START MAX DUT OPEN MANUAL CC MAP m CC PRESET ISOLATE FINE TUNE BASS SERIAL VALID VERSION 1 0 3
21. r after the old pattern has finished playing When ON it will react immediately if you switch to another pattern Screenshot sequencer clipboards for slice arranger pitch controls and step settings Global clipboard on the bottom Part Mode Switch to part mode to create up to six different pattern progressions parts A F The part will start playback with any midi note Each part can contain up to 8 patterns For editing individual parts hit the buttons A F Part Tempo Determines the duration of one step in the part sequencer 16 means one part step lasts for sixteen sequencer steps Make use of different part tempi The part tempo can be defined specifically for each of the 6 parts A F So part A could run each pattern for 2 steps part B 4 steps C for 8 steps etc Since each pattern can contain a different sample this feature allows you to easily create fast breaks and unconventional tempo changes Loop bar You can define the length of each part with the loop bar indicators in the part arranger When the sequencer reaches the end of the part loop it will proceed to the next part Song Mode Arrange the parts A F in up to 16 steps The song will start playback with any midi note As in part mode make use of the loop bar to define the length of your song As with the patterns part and songs start per MIDI note When triggering part and song per MIDI we recommend setting the Cloc
22. rd will copy not only the content of the sequencer but also the settings of the synth section Besides the usual copy paste reset and random buttons the Beat Sequencer has 16 ready made beats nice short cut TABLE OF CONTENT EFFECTS FILTER DELAY REVERB LO FI CHORUS TAPE STOP amp LOOPER RELATIA ANLATA AARE EEEE TASG x 77 7 TORUM ND ee CA EN CEE Yee N SS so LA AREY oN AO NNNM SN MN SS NEN NN AS A oco WS S ANSAN SESSSSSISSSSSSSSTN SN SE RNN SNS M NS On the Effects tab there s a little Effectrix section with some down to the point settings and a sequencer area Place one or several effects on the matrix and adjust parameters in the settings area in the upper half of the screen The GUI will give you visual feedback when changing the settings Filter There are seven different filter types in Egoist High Pass High Pass Filter passes frequencies above its cutoff frequency and attenuates frequencies below its cutoff frequency This effect can be used to reduce low frequency noise J HIGHPASS J i BANDPASS Band Pass LOWPASS 4 POLE Band pass filter passes frequencies within the cutoff frequency range and rejects attenuates frequencies outside that range LOWPASS LADDER MG E LOWPASS DIODE MS EI LOWPASS 030 Low Pass Low
23. sion Insert Egoist as a Soft Synth File Edit Views Insert Process Project Utilities Window Help Audio Track k MIDI Track synth SONAR ReWire Device 4 TERR Multiple Tracks Consequence Cyclop Eff Track Folder Track Template Studio Go to the Studio One menu and choose Options click on Locations then VST Plug Ins ml Options OO 4 NE 9 General Locations Audio Setup External Devices Advanced User Data File Types Sound Sets Instrument Library Scan at startup Reset Blacklist Locations D Program Files Steinberg VstPlugins Song Setup Click the Add button and select your VST Plugin folder Press OK then close and re open Studio If you still don t see your plugin go back into that screen and click the reset blacklist button then close and open Studio One again Create an Instrument track and load Egoist as insert on that track m Studio One 2014 05 15 nadine purrmann File Edit Song Track Event Audio Transpor FL Studio Please go to Options gt File Settings and select the folder your VST plugin is installed to or double check that you install the Plug In dll in the VST folder FL Studio is using Jn T iO m FILE EDIT CHANNELS VIEW OPTIONS TOOLS HELP System MIDI settings Audio settings General settings File settings Project Project info Start on input Blend recorded notes S
24. tep edit Loop record Auto scrolling v Enable groups Multilink to controllers Now please go to Channels gt Add one gt More Al STUDIO BOE FILE EDIT CHANNELS VIEW OPTIONS TOOLS HELP Add one More Wave Traveller VST 1 amp 2 plugins E Artillery E F Effectrix F Egoist Fruity 7 Band EQ Fruity Balance Fruity Bass Boost Fruity Blood Overdrive Fruity Center Fruity Chorus Fruity Compressor Fruity Delay Fruity Fast LP Fruitv Filter 3 new plugins were found There you should find Egoist and do a refresh again You can now open Egoist in the Mixer Inserts TABLE OF CONTENT MIDI remote All relevant Egoist parameters can be controlled via Host Automation NI ei Ri OR Egoist Siicer Length i All relevant Egoist controls can be remoted via MIDI controllers You find the MIDI Learn function when you right click a control BASS BEAT MIDI Program Change You can use MIDI Program Change to switch the global presets Therefore just deactivate the Ignore Program Changes setting and put the presets you want to call into the Midi Program folder in Documents Sugar Bytes Egoist Global Presets Midi Programs License The Egoist License covers both the OS X and Windows versions and can be used on two computers For any use on more than two computers you must buy an additional license You may resell the software three months or more after purchas
25. tle PLAY icon next to the sample FILES browser to listen to the selected sample CUSTOM FOLDER 1 CUSTOM FOLDER 2 SELECT FOLDER CUSTOM FOLDER 3 FILES Define custom folders You can link up to four folders on your CUSTOM FOLDER 4 hard drive to Egoist s sample browser AMBIENT Slice the sample ESO 0 100 PITCH LENGTH ENVELOPE MAX OUT SENSITIVITY RND Wave Window Loop bar The smaller waveform display on top is showing the full sample Use the blue indicators to define the larger wave window s zoom Set the loop where to start slicing The loop bar also shows the slicing points to make it easier to work with longer samples Mouse wheel sets the starting point Waveform zoom Click in the waveform screen to launch individual slices or move the slicing points manually The orange slicing point defines the length of the last slice You can also drag and drop audio files into the wave window Egoist uses a inear progressive slicing engine A low sensitivity will give you longer slices so the engine will go deeper into the length of the sample Slice Controls Induce Auto Slicing Start the slicing engine by fiddling with the Sensitivity meter Random Create random slices of random length Global Slicer Settings Pitch All slices 24 semitones Length Global setting to influence the measured duration of all slices The length of each slice is the time base for the envelopes which controls
26. udge the values in the matrix Pitch Controls 7 10 1 I PITCH So lt j gt niv Adjust individual slices pitch You can adjust the pitch in the two rows under the arranger grid Switch up down by 12 octaves in the bottom row and adjust semitones in the upper row Use the Sequencer Clipboard to copy paste setups between different patterns for random populations or to nudge the values in the matrix Slice Settings Attack Decay and Level The amplitude of each slice can be manipulated in the grid at the bottom of the page Attack Define how long it takes for the volume of each slice to go from silence to maximum level Decay Define the hold fade out time of each slice Level Individual Volume control for each slice When a slice is more than one step long the parameters defined at the starting step will affect the full duration of the slice not only the starting step The step parameters have a huge influence on the groove of your slicing sequence so try screening arrangements with the Random function Max Out v Level Max out will override the specific per step level settings in the sequencer Use the Sequencer Clipboard to copy paste setups between different patterns for random populations or to nudge the values in the matrix TABLE OF CONTENT Sequencer Clipboard Egoist contains four sequencer based engines the slicer bass beat and effects In each of these four sections you ll
27. xt to the cube will reset the slice arranger to its default state pictured in screenshot 4 Pick a Beat Go to the BASS BEAT Tab pick any of 32 kicks Snares amp hihats with the four drum selectors in the B EAT beat section IT KICK SNARE HI HAT A ITIN ZEN ES i A A Adjust volume and pitch of each drum with the 4 Li d H l grey knobs eG Now check the beat sequencer on the bottom See the and buttons to the right These toggle between 16 ready made beats the quickest way to add some structure to your track Beat Settings with Kit selector here Waste Kit In each kit pick any of 32 Kicks Snares or Hi Hats i e gt Beat Sequencer pick loud or attenuated drums Choose open or closed hi hats The grey controls on the bottom address the global clipboard for exchange between patterns i 5 Add some Bass The bass unit is simple but very effective a strong and nasty sound combined with the flexible sequencer will add the right harmonic fundament for your track o m Click through some random sequences to get a feel for the bass NI g a um 2 gt NI ROOTNOTE Bass Filter section Toggle Root note bottom left RSs Sass Bass Sequencer defin
28. y be executed after the old pattern has finished playing When on while Egoist is playing patterns will switch immediately Fine Tune Bass Fine tune Bass between 100 cents Master Tune General fine tuner for bass and slicer 100 cents TABLE OF CONTENT Installation and Authorization Installation Download requires login the latest version here The standalone version and the manual will be installed into Windows C Program Files Sugar Bytes Egoist OS X Application Sugar Bytes Egoist Presets will be installed into Documents Sugar Bytes Egoist The Egoist library can be installed to a custom folder The default path is Windows C Program Files Sugar Bytes Egoist Library OS X Application Sugar Bytes Egoist Library Do not move the Egoist library and presets after installation WINDOWS 32bit Default installation paths VST C Program Files Steinberg Vstplugins RTAS C Program Files Common Files Digidesign DAE Plug Ins AAX C Program Files Common Files Avid Audio Plug ins WINDOWS 64bit Note that in C Program Files are all 64bit Plug ins and in C Program Files x86 are all 32bit Plug ins Make sure you have installed the correct version 32bit 64bit You can check if your DAW is running in 64bit or 32bit when you open the task manager while your DAW is running and it will give you a clear info about it Default installation paths for the 32bit flavor VST C Program Files x86 Steinberg Vstplug
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